Common Medical Terms Flashcards by Joyce Valdez

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a-, an-

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negative, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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anti-

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against

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ante-

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before

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bi-

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two, both

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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cyte -

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cell

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dis -

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apart

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dys-

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painful, difficult

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dors-

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back

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endo-

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inside

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epi-

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above, upon

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than

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hypo-

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decrease, below, less

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infer-

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below

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, inside

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macro-

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large, big

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mal-

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bad

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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para-

beside or below

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

quad-

four

semi-

half

sub-

below

super-

above

trans-

across

tachy-

fast

-algia

painful

-asthenia

weakness

-ase

enzyme

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture

-graphy

recording of

-ic

pertaining to

-ion

action of; process

-ior

more toward

-itis

inflammation/infection

-lysis

loosening, break down

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

death of tissue

-ology

study of

-ologist

specialist; physician

-osis

abnormal condition

-stomy

surgical opening

-tomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhaphy

suture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scope

instrument to view

-scopy

examining; view of

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stenosis

narrowing

-rrhea

flow

-ule

small, little

-um

structure

-us

structure, substance

abdomen/o

abdomen

acro

extremities

aden/o

gland

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cerebr/o

brain

cervi/c

neck

chrondr/o

cartilage

col/o

large intestines; colon

crani/o

skull

cost/o

ribs

cyst/o

sac; bladder

cyt/o; cyte

cell

dermat/o; derm/o

skin

dors/o

back

enter/o

intestines; small intestines

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o; hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

home/o

same

homin/o

human

infer/o

below

hyster/o

uterus

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

later/o

side

lip/o

fat

lumb/o

lower back

mamm/o; mast/o

breast

my/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

or/o

mouth

oophor/o

ovary

oss/o; oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pelv/o

hip region; pelvis

pneum/o

lung; air

proxim/o

near

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

tend/o

tendon

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trachi/o

trachea (wind pipe)

ven/o

veins